Extrasolar Planet HR 8799b

Though I haven’t written much about it, I got my start in RPGs with Traveller. Even after the D&D bug bit (and bit hard) I retained a very soft spot for Science-Fiction Adventure in the Far Future.

This image, an artist’s impression of a planet discovered while studying archives of Hubbell Space Telescope data, makes me want to fire up a good old Type S Scout/Courier and go check the place out.

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Good stuff.